7 facts that should raise a red flag about information security in the supply chain:
1. The major information security company, Symantec, reports an increase in penetration attempts in the supply chain to target victim companies. Between 2016 and 2017, there was a 150% rise in attack attempts aimed at the supply chain. These attacks are often carried out through innocent-looking requests for “software updates.”
2. In what was defined as the “most destructive cyber attack in history,” the world’s largest shipping company, A.P. Møller-Maersk, fell victim to a cyber attack using the NotPetya malware after installing accounting software in Ukraine. The software served as a “gateway” for infiltrating the shipping giant’s computer systems, leading to the shutdown of thousands of computers, delayed shipments, and significant financial damages to various companies worldwide.
3. Even well-known companies are not immune to cyber breaches: Yahoo had items stolen from over three billion users, Uber had data stolen from 57 million users, and sports apparel company Under Armour reported a breach in its sports application, putting 150 million users at risk.
4. Do cyber breaches only happen among companies and individuals? Definitely not! Even the US Air Force experienced a breach. In 2018, a hobbyist hacker managed to break into the computer of a US Air Force officer using a well-known and documented vulnerability, stealing classified information related to unmanned aerial vehicles. The hacker attempted to sell the information for a meager sum of $150.
5. The British Standards Institution revealed that there are 3.1 attempted terrorist breaches targeting companies in the supply chain every week. These breach attempts occur in 86 countries, nearly 30% of the countries monitored by the British Standards Institution’s intelligence agencies.
6. A report from the security company Symantec found that in 2018, the number of cyber attacks in the supply chain increased by 78%.
7. Between 2013 and 2018, cyber attacks were the number one cause of disruption in the regular operations of supply chain companies, surpassing natural disasters and terrorist attacks.
2. In what was defined as the “most destructive cyber attack in history,” the world’s largest shipping company, A.P. Møller-Maersk, fell victim to a cyber attack using the NotPetya malware after installing accounting software in Ukraine. The software served as a “gateway” for infiltrating the shipping giant’s computer systems, leading to the shutdown of thousands of computers, delayed shipments, and significant financial damages to various companies worldwide.
3. Even well-known companies are not immune to cyber breaches: Yahoo had items stolen from over three billion users, Uber had data stolen from 57 million users, and sports apparel company Under Armour reported a breach in its sports application, putting 150 million users at risk.
4. Do cyber breaches only happen among companies and individuals? Definitely not! Even the US Air Force experienced a breach. In 2018, a hobbyist hacker managed to break into the computer of a US Air Force officer using a well-known and documented vulnerability, stealing classified information related to unmanned aerial vehicles. The hacker attempted to sell the information for a meager sum of $150.
5. The British Standards Institution revealed that there are 3.1 attempted terrorist breaches targeting companies in the supply chain every week. These breach attempts occur in 86 countries, nearly 30% of the countries monitored by the British Standards Institution’s intelligence agencies.
6. A report from the security company Symantec found that in 2018, the number of cyber attacks in the supply chain increased by 78%.
7. Between 2013 and 2018, cyber attacks were the number one cause of disruption in the regular operations of supply chain companies, surpassing natural disasters and terrorist attacks. 
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